While in Esteli, Nicaragua, I’ve spent several days working with a non-profit called Instituto de Formacion Permanente. Among their many programs, INSFOP offers a Saturday day camp for marginalized youth. They pick the kids up by bus in the city, and drive everyone just past the outskirts of Esteli, to their camp. (Do you remember those schoolbuses we rode in…
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Now, here is a man who appreciates his craft. I’ve spent a few hours in the Nica Libre cigar factory here in Esteli, getting to know the process of cigar making, and photographing it. While I don’t care for cigars myself, nonetheless, I find the process to be fascinating and the product to be beautiful. And the folks here in…
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This fall has been full of photo shoots, demonstrations, and stock and editorial assignments. I thought I’d share some of them with you. Some are pretty funny. (Which reminds me of a statement from a customer this past week. He was looking at my books, and said, “I like your work. There’s a real touch of whimsy to it.” I’d…
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While in New York for another assignment, I was commenting on Facebook about the constant downpour of rain in the city. I’d noticed that all true New Yorkers have umbrellas–because they walk everywhere. Even their baby strollers have rain covers and windshields. Coming from Oregon, I figured I could handle a little rain. But then it dawned on me: in…
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Morning Dove. Isn’t that a beautiful name? It’s the name of the bride I photographed this past Monday. Her sister’s name is Raven. And her husband’s is Kellen. An absolutely beautiful summer day at McMenamin’s Edgefield with a fun bunch of people with cool names. Morning Dove works at the exclusive Multnomah Athletic Club’s Salon. She and her beautiful coworkers…
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I did another shoot this week with Lydia, a local model and actress. She’s a lot of fun to work with, and we were quite pleased with the results. Photographed on location in the Pearl District. All photographs and content is Copyright Fritz Liedtke. Please do not copy or re-use them. To do so is a violation of federal copyright…
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. My friend Don likes to make things, including medieval armor. When he was part of the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronisms), he made a full set of armor, and some weapons, by hand. That’s a lot of little blows with a ball peen hammer. The helmet in the photo belongs to one of his sets of armor. He would…
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The other day I had a photo shoot on the beach here in Portland. After completing the work I was there to do, I shot a few more images, just for fun. Play is often the best way to learn and grow as an artist. Sometimes I create portraits just to have some new images to play with, to try…
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One of our hosts in Spain is this gentleman, Peter. He is a sweet man, softspoken, always smiling when he greets you. His wife says he looks Greek here, which makes sense, since his parents were Greek and English. He hasn’t lived in the UK for over 35 years, and yet his favorite memory of his time there was a…
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We just had a whirlwind tour of Britagne with family friends of Shannon’s, the Drouets. I took a lot of stock photography, and also some nice portraits of their daughter and grandchildren. Like England, the light has mostly been flat and gray and cloudy, but the last couple days the light was fantastic, especially in the evening. And it stays…
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Good light has been in short supply while I’ve been in England. Most days the skies are a blank gray canvas covering the city. But. . .when the light is good, it’s very good. All photographs and content is Copyright Fritz Liedtke. Please do not copy or re-use them. To do so is a violation of federal copyright law, and…
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Earlier this week, one of my July brides wrote and asked me an interesting question. She said she was looking forward to portraits on the wedding day, but wondered if, after the wedding, we could take some photos that didn’t treat the wedding dress like a precious object. She had found a website promoting such things, and I was intrigued.…